Billfish are pelagic and highly migratory. They are found in all oceans, although they usually inhabit tropical and subtropical waters; swordfish are found in temperate waters, as well. Billfish use their long spears or sword-like upper beaks to slash at and stun prey during feeding. Their bills can also be used to spear prey, and have been known to spear boats (probably accidentally), but they are not normally used in that way. They are highly valued as gamefish by sports fishermen.

Species

The term billfish refers to the fishes of the families Xiphiidae and Istiophoridae. These large fishes are "characterized by the prolongation of the upper jaw, much beyond the lower jaw into a long rostrum which is flat and sword-like (swordfish) or rounded and spear-like (sailfishes, spearfishes, and marlins)."

Billy Fish

My eyes are needlesYour eyes not so narrowAnother wind and we were finished for a whileMy love head wound and your free head woundDon't know but I even wanna try to beWake up, come on!Your tongue makes it happenA little prince with a coat and the money in his handsI got my heaven woodenAnd you're not my groundAnd we are all just aliveI just don't like ...And I can hearNot so you'd knowThe hand a man needsAnd then one will aloneBuckets ... big kids...place where it's soldSoon be outgrownBloody ... and past ...Least of ... it goes unspokenYou should have knownWater's high, my clock's stopped tickingThis body's coldStill going bolder

Billfish are pelagic and highly migratory. They are found in all oceans, although they usually inhabit tropical and subtropical waters; swordfish are found in temperate waters, as well. Billfish use their long spears or sword-like upper beaks to slash at and stun prey during feeding. Their bills can also be used to spear prey, and have been known to spear boats (probably accidentally), but they are not normally used in that way. They are highly valued as gamefish by sports fishermen.

Species

The term billfish refers to the fishes of the families Xiphiidae and Istiophoridae. These large fishes are "characterized by the prolongation of the upper jaw, much beyond the lower jaw into a long rostrum which is flat and sword-like (swordfish) or rounded and spear-like (sailfishes, spearfishes, and marlins)."

Mike Markrich’s commentary on the BillfishConservation Act of 2012 and the amendment (H.R ... in the international protection of billfish. The loophole allowing commercially caught billfish to be transported from Hawaii to the U.S ... 4528 requires billfish caught by U.S....

The crew on the Buckshot took first place in the billfish release division of the Marlin Club’s 60th AnnualLabor DayWhite MarlinTournament last weekend with this impressive display of release laundry ... In addition to the billfish release division, there will also be separate meatfish divisions for tuna and dolphin....

With the weather being favorable Tuesday, the second day of the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Tournament had impressive results. As the billfish and the big eyes continually bit on the warm, summer day, plenty of white marlins and dolphins were weighed-in among the 157 boats competing in the event ... ....

Last week’s third annual TexasBillfishClassic was a success, and it is only going to get bigger and better, the event’s organizers said ...Heule said he will definitely be making the Billfish Classic and annual stop for Draggin’ Up....

This is the time of year that the offshore fishing is about to get wild with tons of mahi and wahoo coming back to the docks but what every captain in the fleet wants to hear from their charter is “Can we just go for billfish.” ... ....

Big fish will equal big prizes next week in Freeport when the third annual TexasBillfishClassic hits the city ...In between, anglers will be on the water trying to reel in the largest billfish they can ... Awards will be given to the top three places in the blue marlin, billfish release, tuna, dolphin and wahoo categories....